Category Archives: Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities

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WASHINGTON None of us know when a medical emergency will affect us, Senator Bernie Sanders wrote in a tweet from Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center on Wednesday, hours after the 78-year-old Democratic candidate for president experienced one. Continue reading →

Paid for by the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance A group of healthcare providers and advocacy experts explain what AFib is and how it can lead to stroke. Continue reading →

Loss of coordinated atrial contraction promotes stasis of blood within the left atrium and can lead to the formation of atrial thrombi. Atrial thrombi and the potential for thromboembolic stroke are the most serious clinical dangers of atrial fibrillation. Continue reading →

Sudden death in young people: Heart problems often blamed Sudden death in young people is rare, but those at risk can take precautions. Find out more about the risk factors, causes and treatments. Continue reading →

DC Cardioversion Cardioversion is a procedure used to convert an irregular or abnormal heart rhythm to a normal heart rhythm by applying high energy shock. Common rhythms that may require elective cardioversion include atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and ventricular tachycardia. Open in seperate window click here Click here to view DC Cardioversion Procedure Instructions Back to Top Cardiopulmonary exercise testing, often abbreviated as CPX, CPEX or CPET, is now the gold standard objective tool for the evaluation of cardiopulmonary function and fitness. Continue reading →

LHSC's Inherited Rhythm Clinic is a specialized clinic that deals with patients referred for management of inherited heart rhythm problems. Patients seen in the clinic are referred for assessment of a range of different cardiac conditions that can lead to abnormal heart rhythms that could result in fainting, cardiac arrest or sudden death. Many of these patients have a family history of individuals who may have been affected by one of these conditions. Continue reading →

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Medicare Coverage for Pacemakers, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy DevicesMedicare National Coverage Determination (NCD) Medicare has National Coverage Determinations for Single and Dual Chamber Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators. The following resources relate to Medicare Coverage for Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) products and procedures. Below are the links to the Medicare National Coverage Determinations for CRHF therapies. Continue reading →

Implantable cardiac (cardioverter) defibrillators facts What are implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs)? An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small electronic device installed inside the chest to prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest due to life threatening abnormally fast heart rhythms (tachycardias) Continue reading →